The definition of agricultural subsidies in legislation, amendments to some provisions related to phytosanitary control, and terminological harmonization in a number of laws are proposed.
elchi reports that draft laws on amendments to the Civil Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Law “On Credit Unions”, the Law “On the Budget System”, the Law “On Phytosanitary Control”, and the Law “On Organic Agriculture” have been submitted for discussion in the first reading at the plenary session of the Milli Majlis.
According to the draft, the concept of “agricultural subsidy” is added to the Law “On the Budget System”. Agricultural subsidy is defined as non-taxable gratuitous financial resources provided at the expense of the state budget to stimulate the production of agricultural products, to partially or fully compensate for expenses.
According to the amendments, in the Civil Code, the phrase “agricultural cooperatives” is replaced with “agrarian cooperatives”, and the phrase “agricultural cooperative” is replaced with “agrarian sector”. It is also proposed to apply the provision on agricultural associations to agricultural cooperatives or public associations operating in the agrarian sector.
Within the framework of amendments to the Law “On Phytosanitary Control”, the abolition of a number of provisions related to the state phytosanitary service and Chapter 6 of the law is envisaged. In addition, it is proposed to replace the phrase “non-state phytosanitary service” with the phrase “natural and legal persons providing plant health services”.
Corresponding terminological changes are also envisaged in the Law “On Organic Agriculture”. Thus, it is proposed to replace the phrase “agriculture” with the word “agrarian” in a number of articles and chapters of the law.
The draft law also envisages the replacement of the phrase “Agricultural Cooperative” with the phrase “Agrarian Sector” in the Law “On Credit Unions”.
The draft law was put to a vote and adopted in the first reading.